Thursday, May 29, 2008

For those that don't know him, Major General Peter Cosgrove is an 'Australian treasure!'

General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. You'll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this! This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of an ABC interview between a female broadcaster and General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military headquarters. FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?

GENERAL COSGROVE: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?

GENERAL COSGROVE: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?

GENERAL COSGROVE: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.

GENERAL COSGROVE: Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?

The radio went silent and the interview ended.

........I dont know how true this story is, but i think its priceless........

Saturday, May 17, 2008

if u're going to vote tomorrow and still have some uncertainty about who to pick for that 4th vote, or if u want some info on some of the other candidates in your district, visitthis site- which is part of a huge political Kuwaiti database built by an assistant professor at georgia stateuniversity

it gives u election history / rankings about the candidates, as well as their political orientation and best of all - their positions/votes on some of the bills addressed in the parliament in the past, like women's right to vote, reducing the districts to 5, interrogation of certain ministers etc (for this level of detail u have to click the name of the candidate)

Thursday, May 15, 2008

"To celebrate 60 years of independence, Israel is planning a large-scale birthday bash with events taking place in many different countries around the world. In Jerusalem, a 3-day conference, under the title "Facing Tomorrow" is planned from May 13 – 15, to which many world leaders, such as U.S. President Bush, and French President Sarkozy, and celebrities such as Barbara Streisand and Steven Spielberg have been invited and plan to attend. It is wrong to celebrate and we need to do something BIG to make the world, and those gathered to celebrate Israel, see and hear us. We* have this idea and we need your help to make it happen! On May 15, we will launch 21,915 (365 days x 60 years) black balloons over the skies of Jerusalem. We aim to turn the skies over Israel's celebrations black to let people know that there is another side of the story, a side of heartache, suffering and dispossession. At the same time, each balloon will carry a letter from a Palestinian child expressing his/her hope for the future, to let the world know that we believe in and dream of justice."

I think the concept is good, but the money should go for aid instead of balloons that will mean nothing and fade away in the distance after 3 minutes.

Monday, May 5, 2008

inspired byRi'scomment on my last post, here are the beautiful lyrics of the sunscreen song...

"Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would beit. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved byscientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliablethan my own meanderingexperience…I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will notunderstand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself andrecall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay beforeyou and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as youimagine.

Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is aseffective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewingbubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things thatnever crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pmon some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up withpeople who are reckless with yours.

Floss

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimesyou’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only withyourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if yousucceed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with yourlife…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what theywanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 yearolds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybeyou won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funkychicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’tcongratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – yourchoices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other peoplethink of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll everown..

Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone forgood.

Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and thepeople most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few youshould hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography andlifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people youknew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; livein Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians willphilander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasizethat when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians werenoble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either onemight run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it willlook 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those whosupply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way offishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over theugly parts and recycling it for more thanit’s worth.

"Ladies and gentlemen.. of the G.E.D. class of 1999I have one piece of advice for youNo matter what a stripper tells youThere's no sex in the Champagne Room.. NONE!Oh there's CHAMPAGNE in the Champagne RoomBut you don't want champagne.. you want sexAnd there's NO sex.. in the Champagne Room

Don't go to parties with metal detectorsSure it feels safe inside; but what aboutall those niggaz waitin outside with guns?They know you ain't got one..If a woman tells you she's 20 and looks 16.. she's 12If she tells you she's 26, and LOOKS 26.. she's damn near 40Take off that silly-ass hatThe O.D.B. couldn't have possibly committed all those crimesCoolio did some of that shitYoung black men -- if you go to a movie theaterand someone steps on your foot, let it SLIIIDEWhy spend the next twenty years in jailcause someone smudged your Puma?Cornbread -- ain't nuttin wrong with thatNo matter what you think of what I'm sayinRemember this one thing: there is no sex, in the Champagne Room

[Gerald Levert]Ooooohh...No sex in the Champagne Room (6X)Absolutely, positively, no sex in the Champagnnnne, RoomNo.. no-ohhhhh...

[Chris Rock]If a homeless person.. has a funny sign..he hasn't been homeless that longA +REAL+ homeless person, is too hungry, to be funny

If a girl has a pierced tongue - she'll probably suck your dick[Levert: That'd be great..]If a guy has a pierced tongue - he'll probably suck your dick[Levert: I don't want that, no..]Here's a horoscope for everyone:Aquarius: You're gonna dieCapricorn: You're gonna dieGemini: You're gonna die TWICELeo: You're gonna dieScorpio: You're gonna die f**kin[Levert: Ohh yeah..]No one goes to Hooters for wings[Levert: No no no..]If you've been dating a man for four monthsand you haven't met any of his friends, you are NOT his girlfriend!Some of the things I've said may not apply to youSome of the things I've said may offend youBut no matter who you are, you must remember this one thingNo matter what a stripper saysThere's no sex in the Champagne RoomNONE

[Gerald Levert]No sex in the Champagne RoomSaid no sex in the Champagne RoomNo sex in the Champagne RoomNo no sex in the Champagne RoomNo sex in the Champagne RoomCan't get none, uhhCan't have none, nahin the Champagne RoomSaid there's absolutely, positivelyno sex in the Champagne RoomSaid no.. no..Said no-ohhhh..Said Chris said..There ain't no sexin the Champagne Room.. no.. no.. no..Can't get none, ahhCan't have none..."

i was watching alfie a few days ago, and jude law's character said smthg i really liked:"it seems to me that problems you worry yourself sick about never seem to materialize. it's the ones that catch you unexpectedly on a wednesday afternoon that knock you sideways."

Thursday, May 1, 2008

last week i went to do my nails in a place called nail polish. my friend made me go there since she lives in jabriya and was too lazy to drive anywhere more than 3 min away from her house.

anyway, turns out it's a charming little place with a decent selection of colors. i give the finishing an 8 out of 10 which is very good, but the best thing about that place is that they have a flat screen playing friends episodes non-stop :D

they also served us tea and chocolate chip cookies as our nails were bring done, which obviously won me over.

i like n-style as well, but it's good to have 2 different alternatives - when one isnt available, u can go to the other.